Political and business leaders met at the Transport for the North (TfN) board meeting last week to discuss how it will continue to act with “one voice” for the North. Priorities for the year ahead include taking forward work to update the north’…
Europa Worldwide Group’s chief executive said the company’s turnover had hit the £300m target and it aimed to achieve £400m by the end of 2023. At a recent staff conference, the group outlined its growth plan, which included new global sites and…
DX Group has entered an 11th hour battle to keep its shares listed on AIM after they were temporarily suspended from the trading platform in January this year, following the company’s failure to publish its annual audited results. The company ha…
McColl’s has been rescued out of administration by Morrisons after it beat off a rival offer for the convenience store and newsagent chain. The deal means all 16,000 staff will transfer over to Morrisons, along with 1,100 shops, and the supermar…
Cheshire-based Boughey Distribution has appointed Alex Hall (pictured) as its new finance director. He joins from GXO Logistics and takes over following the retirement of Ian Sherratt who has held the post for the last 10 years. Hall will lead t…
A lightweight steering system for HGVs, which reduces tyre wear and carbon emissions, is one of 51 projects awarded government funding to help create a more efficient transport system. The transport research and innovation grant (TRIG) programme…
Close Brothers Asset Finance has appointed Tony Sapsford (pictured) to the role of sales director for the transport division’s national accounts and ESG team. Under his leadership the team will focus on rapidly developing the ESG sector to meet …
Renault Trucks said it had seen “significant business growth” in 2021, with a 25% increase in vehicles invoiced, despite disruption to supplies. In its heavy and medium duty ranges there was a 27% increase in deliveries to 33,422 and there was a…
Crouch Logistics was hampered by a tiered charging structure which led to it losing money on each of its drivers, every day, before it eventually collapsed into administration and was sold back to its management for £150,000, documents revealed….
Profits at Northern Ireland-based Woodside Logistics Group increased by over 27% last year, despite operating in a challenging environment. The group, which includes Woodside Haulage, Woodside Distribution, Woodside Motorfreight, Woodside Wareho…
Wm Armstrong (Longtown) managed to boost pre-tax profit in 2020/21 in the face of a variety of challenges, including its Authorised Testing Facility being forced to cease trading due to DVSA cancelling testing during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdo…
UPN said its 2020/21 trading period was “a landmark year” after revenues rose by 4% to £10.3m. Latest figures for the pallet network, for the year ending 31 March 2021, showed that turnover increased by almost £400,000 as it shrugged off any pot…
Europa Worldwide Group’s investment in its Corby 3PL warehouse, coupled with the effects of Covid 19, led to a 39% reduction in profits in 2020, its accounts showed. However, the logistics operator saw revenues rise by 2.5% to £210.7m in the yea…
Pallet-Track’s Aztek Logistics said it had recorded its busiest-ever month in November, seeing a 34.3% increase from the same month in 2020. The Letchworth-based logistics firm said it had seen steady and sustainable growth in its customer base …